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Derrick Sharp
Sharp while playing with Maccabi Tel Aviv
Personal information
Born (1971-10-05) October 5, 1971 (age 53)
Orlando, Florida
NationalityAmerican / Israeli
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolMaynard Evans
(Orlando, Florida)
CollegeBrevard CC (1989–1991)
South Florida (1991–1993)
Playing career1993–2011
Career history
As player:
1993–1994Maccabi Hadera
1994–1996Hapoel Migdal-HaEmek
1996–2011Maccabi Tel Aviv
As coach:
2011–2013Maccabi Tel Aviv (Assistant coach)
Career highlights and awards

Derrick Sharp (born October 5, 1971) is an American Israeli retired professional basketball player.

Sharp was born in Orlando, Florida. He played college basketball with the University of South Florida, and then went to Israel to play basketball in 1993.

He played for the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club for 15 years, part of the time as team captain, and now serves as assistant coach under David Blatt. With Maccabi, he won a record 27 trophies. In July 2011, Sharp retired as a player.[1] He remained with Maccabi Tel Aviv as an assistant coach until august 2013.[1]

Early life

Sharp played basketball at Evans High School in Orlando, and at Brevard Community College, before playing for the University of South Florida.[2]

Professional career

Sharp joined Maccabi Hadera from Leumit Bet (the second league at the time) in 1993. From 1994 to 1996 he played for Hapoel Migdal-HaEmek, also a Leumit Bet team, and then made the big jump to the most well-known team in Israel – Maccabi Tel Aviv.

With Maccabi, Sharp won 13 national championships, 11 national cups, 2 league cups, and 3 European titles (2001 FIBA SuproLeague, 2004 and 2005 Euroleague).[1][3] He quickly became a crowd favorite for his tough defense, three-point shooting, and clutch plays. The most memorable example of the latter came on April 8, 2004, against Zalgiris Kaunas.[3] With 2 seconds remaining and Maccabi trailing by 3 points and facing elimination from the finals series, Sharp caught a long pass from Gur Shelef, turned to the basket and fired a game-tying three-pointer, forcing overtime. Maccabi won that game, advanced to the Final Four (held in Tel Aviv that year) and became Euroleague Champion.

He played basketball in Israel for 18 years, 15 of them with Maccabi Tel Aviv.[1] His 195 games played were the fifth-most in the league since the turn of the century, and he was seventh in the league all-time in free throw accuracy at 88.9%.[3] He finished his career seventh all-time on the team's scoring list, with 1,749 points.[3]

In July 2011, Sharp retired as a player at the age of 39.[1][3] He continueed with the team as an assistant coach, and had taken a coaching course at Wingate Institute in 2010.[1], in August 2nd 2013 Sharp had resigned from his role as assistant coach of Maccabi Tel-Aviv.

Israeli national team

Sharp is a naturalized Israeli citizen. He has played for the Israeli national team (2000–03), including appearances at Eurobasket 2001 and Eurobasket 2003.

Personal

Sharp is married to Canadian basketball player Justine Ellison and they have four children together. He also has an older son from a previous relationship.

Honors and awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Efrat, Maayan (April 2, 2008). "Sharp, symbol of Maccabi Tel Aviv, retires". Haaretz. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  2. ^ . Orlando Sentinel http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/keyword/derrick-sharp. Retrieved July 21, 2011. {{cite news}}: |url= missing title (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e Yarone Arbel (July 20, 2011). "Maccabi's Sharp retires, named assistant coach". Euroleague. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
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